Last week …

No. 1 Alabama 48, No. 19 Mississippi 43: Joshua No. 1 Alabama scored two defensive touchdowns and another on special teams to overcome a three-touchdown deficit and beat No. 19 Mississippi 48-43 in a Southeastern Conference showdown on Saturday.

Alabama freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 158 yards and ran for 146 more but it was unlikely touchdowns from Jonathan Allen, Da’Ron Payne and Eddie Jackson that proved to be the biggest plays of the game.

“It was an unbelievable game for fans to watch,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “It was really a difficult game for an old coach to have to suffer through. But we made it. We made it and I’m really proud of our players.”

No. 17 Texas A&M 29, Auburn 16: Trevor Knight passed for 247 yards and Daniel LaCamera kicked five field goals to lead No. 17 Texas A&M to a 29-16 victory over Auburn Saturday night.

Knight also ran for 42 yards and several first downs in his first Southeastern Conference game for the Aggies (3-0, 1-0 SEC), who are off to another fast start. Myles Garrett had two sacks and Texas A&M’s defense harassed quarterback Sean White enough to minimize big-play chances for Auburn

No. 15 Tennessee 28, Ohio 19: Joshua Dobbs threw a pair of 20-yard touchdown passes to Josh Malone and ran for a third score as No. 15 Tennessee overcame injuries and a suspension to hold off pesky Ohio.

Tennessee (3-0) played without four starters — three were injured and defensive back Malik Foreman was suspended for team rules violations. During the first half, the Volunteers (3-0) lost two players to injuries in the first half — cornerback Cam Sutton and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin.

Tennessee scored 38 seconds into the game on the first TD pass from Dobbs to Malone. The Vols continued to lead the rest of the way, though Ohio stayed close throughout. …

South Carolina 20, East Carolina 15: Freshman Brandon McIlwain got his first start and played the whole game, but it was South Carolina’s defense that pushed the Gamecocks to a 20-15 win over East Carolina on Saturday.

South Carolina picked off a pass and recovered a fumble in its own end zone and had another interception at the Gamecocks 1. The Gamecocks (2-1) also blocked a field goal to make a 17-0 lead they sprinted out to in the first seven minutes stick. …

Kentucky 62, New Mexico State 42: Benjamin Snell Jr. ran for four touchdowns and Stephen Johnson added three TD passes to lead Kentucky to a 62-42 win over New Mexico State on Saturday.

The victory didn’t come easily — it was 35-all at halftime — for Kentucky (1-2), which lost its first two games to open the season for the first time in 20 years. Kentucky outscored New Mexico State 27-7 in the second half to avoid its third straight loss. …

No. 20 LSU 23, Mississippi State 20: Leonard Fournette returned from a bruised left ankle in powerful form, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 20 LSU withstood a late rally for a 23-20 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night.

Danny Etling completed 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards in his first start for LSU (2-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), including a 37-yard touchdown strike to D.J. Chark. But the Tigers nearly squandered a comfortable lead, giving up two touchdowns with 4:10 and 3:30 left, the second after the Bulldogs (1-2, 1-1) recovered an onside kick. …

No. 24 Arkansas 42, Texas State 3: Austin Allen threw for 241 yards and a pair of touchdowns in less than three quarters of action as No. 24 Arkansas made easy work of Texas State in a win.

The win is the ninth in the last 10 games for the Razorbacks (3-0), and it follows last week’s double-overtime win at TCU.

Rawleigh Williams topped the 100-yard rushing mark for the second straight game for Arkansas, finishing with 121 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. The Razorbacks outgained the Bobcats (1-1) 350-26 in total yardage in the first half. …

No. 23 Florida 32, North Texas 0: Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio injured his left knee in a 32-0 victory against North Texas on Saturday night, a huge concern as the Gators prepare to play at No. 15 Tennessee next week.

The injury overshadowed a dominant performance by Florida’s defense, which allowed a school-record 53 yards on 50 plays. The previous mark was 59 yards allowed against Western Carolina in 2006. …

No. 16 Georgia 28, Missouri 27: With two minutes left on Faurot Field, Barry Odom was in position to do something Saturday no Missouri head coach had pulled off since 1978: Beat his first ranked opponent. He’ll have to wait a few weeks.

A touchdown underdog to No. 16 Georgia when the night began, the Tigers were one stop away from celebrating a victory. But in the same north end zone that’s seen so many heartbreaking moments for the Tigers, Bulldogs quarterback Jacob Eason put his team in front for good 28-27 with a fourth-and-10 touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie with 1:29 left on the clock.